Artist's StatementMy work combines our ancient roots with our recent past, giving validity to the present. The danger in using traditional art by itself is that it ignores the existence of the 21st century; but to use only the visual vocabulary of the 21st century can deprive us of our history.

Selected Bibliography The Sculpture of George R. Anthonisen, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT. 2006; Showing Humanity’s Extremes, Valerie Reed, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, June 22, 2003; Artists of the River Towns: Their works and their stories, Doris Brandes, River Arts Press, 2002; The Art Gene: George and Daniel Anthonisen, Video Tape, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, 2000; Dedication WW II Memorial: Promise/Anthem by George R. Anthonisen, Berman Museum of Art, Collegevile, PA, 1998; The Compassionate Spirit: Sculpture & Fresco of George R. Anthonisen; Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA, 1996; Quest: George R. Anthonisen, Sculptor, NJ Cable Television Network, produced by College of New Jersey, 1993; Acceptance of the Statue of Senator Ernest Gruening, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978. Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Art; Who’s Who in the East and more